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#1 Jimmy Carter is nothing if not consistent. His toppling the Shah of Iran worked out really well. He has never met a dictator he didn't like or a rigged election he wouldn't certify. He always seems to align himself with the enemies of the US. I have met a number of people who know him and say he is a good man. He probably is, but politically he seems to be a sanctimonious tool and just plain mean.

#2 Carter, who led an 85-member international observer team from around the world organized by the 'National Democratic Institute' in partnership with 'The Carter Center,' urged the international community to directly or indirectly fund the new Palestinian Government even though it will be led by an internationally-declared foreign terror organization.

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..than the US and the EU should bypass the Palestinian Authority and provide the "much-needed" money to the Palestinians via non-governmental channels such as UN agencies.